Lazer 99.3Lazer 99.3 radio hosts Pat Kelly and Leslie will be doing their part to help eradicate illiteracy during a children's book drive at the Holyoke Mall today, Saturday, Oct. 1.

HOLYOKE -- If you're looking for something to do with the kids today, why not go stuff a bus.

Huh?

Explanation: Lazer 99.3 radio hosts Pat Kelly and Leslie -- who, like Cher and Madonna, doesn't bother with a last name -- are scheduled to be at the Holyoke Mall at Ingleside today, Saturday, Oct. 1, for the inaugural "Rock & Read Book Drive."

The effort is geared to help increase literacy rates among struggling young readers by collecting new or gently used children's books. And unless some last-minute changes occur, Leslie is scheduled to be in front of the Target store's book-drop location from noon until 3 p.m., while Kelly is expected to be in front of the Barnes & Noble location during that same time period.

Leslie, the radio station's morning-drive host, and Kelly, the afternoon host, will be collecting children's books and donations for the United Way of Pioneer Valley. The books will be distributed to area programs designed to increase reading proficiency levels for third-graders throughout the community, according to Alex Byrne, promotions and Web director for Lazer 99.3 and sister station Rock 102.

The goal is to stuff a school bus from First Student Inc. with children's books, Byrne said in a press release.

"To do so, we're asking people to gather up as many children's books as they can, and bring them to the mall," he said.

In addition to the Target and Barnes & Noble locations, people can also drop off books in the White Overflow lot across from Holyoke Crossing.